Studies on the Acceptance of Male Students into Nursing School and their Orientation toward Nursing

摘要本研究旨在了解护校男生的接受程度及护校倾向。数据通过三份问卷收集。(1)日本护理学校男护生教育调查（科目：日本护理学校教师74,1992）：日本约33%的护理学校不允许男护生入学。但在90%以上招收男护生的学校中，教师认为男护士在护理专业的各个领域都是被接受的，他们有有效的护理代理。(2)男性选择护理职业的原因及其他特点研究（研究对象：男护生308人，女护生331人，1993）：与女护生相比，男护生选择护理职业的决定时间较晚，选择护理职业的最常见原因是“社会贡献”和“自我能力”。(3)高中男生对护理职业的态度研究（被试-高中生-男604人，女604人，1994）：曾想过做护士的女生占被试的34%，男生占2%。研究表明，女性与男性在职业选择上存在诸多不同条件，男性对护理存在偏见。由于注册男护士是最小的专业群体之一，因此教师和雇主必须共同努力，增加男护士的数量，并推荐护理作为一种职业。

The purpose of thie study is to identify the acceptance of male students into nursing school and their orientation toward nursing. Data was collected by using three qusetionaires. Findings can be summarized as follows :(1) A Study on the Education of Male Nurse Students in NUrsing Schools (subjects-the facculty of nursing school in Japan-740,1992) : About 33% of nursing schools in Japan don't permit the entrance of male nurse students. But in more than 90% of schools which male nurse students can enter and study, the faculty think that male nurses are accepted for practice in all areas of specialization in nursing, and they have efficient agency of nursing.(2) A Study on the Reason Why Men Chouse Nursing as a Career and Other Charactristics (subjects-male nurse students-308, female nurse students-331,1993) : Compared with the female nurse students, the time of decision to be nurses of mele nurse students is late, and the most frequently given reason for choosing nursing as a career is "social contribution" and "self aptitude".(3) A Study on the High SChool Senior Boy's Attitude Toward Nursing as a Career (subjects-high school students-male 604, female 604,1994) : Female students who have thought to be a nurse is 34% of the subjects, while in the male students the ratio is 2%. It is indicated that there are many different conditions to choose a career between the female and the male, and there is prejudice about nursing in the male.As the registered male nurse is a member of one of the smallest professional groups, it is important for the faculty and employers to work together to increase the number of the male nurse and to recommend nursing as a career.